Duties and Duty

I have constantly railed (get it?) about the environmental impact of fast fashion. Another problem is now becoming apparent. Many UK clothes (and other) companies do much of their business by mail order. The customer, of course, has the right to return items that are unsuitable. The new trading arrangements with the continent mean, that people there are increasingly likely to refuse to pay duties on returns. Such items then become stuck with courier services on the continent. The UK companies are finding it cheaper to write off (or even just burn) these items, rather than pay the duties themselves (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55757931). More waste. More global warming. And it's not only cheap, fast fashion that is involved!